Further to circular no. NP/136/17 of 30th August 2017, your union is holding a maritime fringe event at this year’s Labour Party conference to secure further political support for our demands for reforms that immediately increase jobs and training for UK seafarer Ratings.

The SOS 2020 fringe will be held on Monday 25th September, 5-7pm in Hall 7 (Trent) of the Hilton Metropole, Brighton. A map to the venue is attached to this circular and can be downloaded here: https://tinyurl.com/y8ubm6w2

Attendance of the SOS 2020 Fringe is a legitimate use of Branch expenditure and your ongoing participation in this and all SOS 2020 campaigning is strongly encouraged and appreciated.

I would be grateful if you could bring the contents of this circular to the attention of members in your branch and you will be kept updated with further developments.